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Full time25 September 1981
USA
7–38
South Africa
Owl Creek Polo Field, Glenville, New York, United States · Tour 1981Head-to-head

South Africa won by 31 points.

Scoring

  1. –PUSA penalty · Tom Smith3–0
  2. –TUSA try · Lin Walton7–0
  3. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha7–2
  4. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha7–4
  5. –CSouth Africa conversion · Naas Botha7–6
  6. –TSouth Africa try · Ray Mordt7–10
  7. –TSouth Africa try · Gerrie Germishuys7–14
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Gerrie Germishuys7–18
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Colin Beck7–22
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Ray Mordt7–26
  11. –TSouth Africa try · Ray Mordt7–30
  12. –TSouth Africa try · Burger Geldenhuys7–34
  13. –TSouth Africa try · Thys Burger7–38

Line-ups

USA

  1. 1Rick BaileyProp
  2. 2Jamie GrantHooker
  3. 3Gary WilsonProp
  4. 4Bob CauseySecond row
  5. 5Ed BurlinghamSecond row
  6. 6Skip NiebauerFlanker
  7. 7Gary LambertFlanker
  8. 8John FowlerNumber 8
  9. 9Dick CookeScrum-half
  10. 10Tom SmithFly-half
  11. 11Lin WaltonWing
  12. 12Roy HeluCentre
  13. 13Dennis ShanagherCentre
  14. 14Mike PurcellWing
  15. 15Steve GrayFull-back

South Africa

  1. 1Ockie OosthuizenProp
  2. 2Robert CockrellHooker
  3. 3Flippe Van der MerweProp
  4. 4Burger GeldenhuysSecond row
  5. 5Div VisserSecond row
  6. 6Louis MoolmanFlanker
  7. 7Theuns StofbergFlanker
  8. 8Wynand ClaassenNumber 8
  9. 9Divan SerfonteinScrum-half
  10. 10Naas BothaFly-half
  11. 11Ray MordtWing
  12. 12Colin BeckCentre
  13. 13Danie GerberCentre
  14. 14Gerrie GermishuysWing
  15. 15Johan HeunisFull-back
  16. Thys BurgerBench

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Context

All-time, USA 0–4 South Africa in 4 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

USA going in
South Africa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.